Ornamental chain fabric.



I F. DUPPENSGHMITT.

ORNAMBNTAL CHAIN FABRIC. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1911.

1 #031,632. Patented July 2, 1912.

FREDERICI-I DfiPPENSCHMITT, OF PFORZHEIM, GERMANY.

ORNAMENTAL CHAIN FABRIC.

Application filed June 1?, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDnRIoH Der-PEN- SCHMITT, a subject of the GermanEmperor, residing at Pforzheim, in Germany, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Ornamental Chain Fabric, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide ornamental chain fabric,suitable, for example, for the manufacture of ladies hand-bags, pursesand the like, combining with a neat and elegant appearance greaterstrength than the chain fabrics heretofore used. With material of thisclass it is out of the question to use thick, inherently strong links,partly in view of the cost, if the fabric is of precious metal, andpartly in view of the coarseness of appearance of fabric made of suchlinks.

According to the present invention the fabric is made of parallel seriesof triangular links, with rings linking the said series together, thesuccessive triangular links in each series being arranged with apexesalternately directed toward opposite ends of the series, and overlappingeach other. This arrangement affords a structure which has anexceptional degree of strength, relative to the thickness of the links,and the texture is of elegant appearance and adequately close, bothstretched and relaxed.

The invent-ion is illustrated in, the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is an elevation of a piece of the fabric, in normal, relaxedcondition, and Fig. 2 an elevation showing the same piece of fabric instretched condition.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of LettersPatent.

five cents each, by addressing the Patented July 2, 1912. Serial No.633,806.

For clearness, the links are shown, in the drawing, larger than thosewhich are commonly employed in material of this class.

As shown in the drawing, the triangular links, marked a, are arranged inparallel series, as hereinbefore described, alternate links-a havingapeXes placed in opposite directions, and overlapping each other. The

rings 6 connecting the parallel series of links a engage the inclinedlateral limbs of the latter, along which they are slidable, enabling thefabric to be considerably stretched, and it will be seen by reference toFig. 2 that even when the fabric is stretched the links, moreparticularly the rings 6, are at a considerable angle to the plane ofthe fabric, indicating a considerable amount of body in the fabric towhich its strength and durability are due.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is Chain fabric consisting of parallel series oftriangular links, the successive links in each series overlapping eachother and being arranged alternately with apeXes directed towardopposite ends of the series, and intermediate series of rings linkingsaid series of triangular links to each other.

In witness whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo witnesses.

FREDERIUH DilPPENSCHMITT.

Witnesses:

A. O. TITTMANN, GRETEL SCHUNPF.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

